After briefly explaining his purpose, Shen sat aside to wait.
He knew it would take the other party at least half an hour before reaching a decision.
Yet the moment he sat down, his eyelid twitched violently upon seeing the neatly stacked books on the table.
"Wuzhe Uncle, what's going on? Have you finished reading all the books I gave you four years ago?"
"This isn't even all of them. I'm no genius, but even after reading each one about ten times, I've only barely grasped thirty or forty percent. Such profound books have truly broadened my horizons."
Then, Wuzhe went off on a long, philosophical rant about cosmic balance and going with the flow—Shen instantly regretted ever coming here.
"Shen, do you understand what Nietzsche meant by 'each day that goes by without dancing is a betrayal to life'?" Wuzhe asked with a melancholy gaze and a sigh.
Shen hesitantly replied, "It's advising people not to waste life, and that one should dance more within limited time?"
Wuzhe immediately grabbed Shen by the shoulders, lips trembling, "No! Nietzsche used dancing as a metaphor for every decision a person makes. He's saying don't pursue the meaning of life too intensely—as long as you're happy every single day you live, that's enough."
...
After hearing this overinterpretation, Shen instantly felt down, mentally complaining, "If this guy went over to that 'rogue uncle' Pizi, he'd probably end up being the main character."
Author's Note: Pizi owes me my damn theatrical version!
Several minutes later, while a dispirited Shen mentally compared this to something like a Hollywood-level Sino-American co-production, Wuzhe finally paused.
Just as Shen was about to open his mouth, he caught sight of someone approaching quietly with a pillow in hand.
"Shh~"
The person also made a gesture for silence.
Looking at one person doing literary analysis, and another stealthily creeping behind him, Shen couldn't quite understand why these two brothers stuck together all day long.
They were both already in their twenties, so why did they still need to bathe and sleep together?
He thought that when he got back, he should probably ask Fugaku, this 'so-called experienced' older brother, how exactly this "male-male relationship" between brothers could develop to such a stage.
Moreover, he felt he must drag Mikoto into this as well, to confront this "foolish older brother" together.
As Shen zoned out mentally, Wuzhe suddenly seemed to sense some danger, twisting his waist and stepping sideways in one smooth motion to dodge an "attack" coming from behind.
With a "plop" sound, one figure landed face-down, sprawled out on the ground.
This sound, however, didn't interrupt Shen's daydreaming at all—he had already let his imagination run wild, envisioning these two brothers plus Fugaku flexing their muscles under the moonlight in front of Kaguya.
That scene would be so mind-blowing, Kaguya'd probably freeze in shock for eight to ten seconds. Add some dramatic music and muscle poses, and she might even need a few gulps of energy drink to recover.
"Brother, I'm unhappy!" The figure getting up from the floor immediately puffed its cheeks and protested toward the culprit.
Wuzhe, upon hearing the accusation, remained unmoved.
He even took a moment to compose himself before murmuring a famous warning: "A great man is often excluded, suppressed, and even accused of seeking popularity, ultimately falling into loneliness."
Wuzhe's younger brother—Wenzhe—responded weakly upon hearing this: "Brother, that was too hard to understand. Why don't you explain it to me properly tonight?"
BOOM! The words hit Shen's mind like a nuclear blast.
They made his eyes fly open and sent involuntary tremors down his limbs.
"These two brothers must have issues—definitely more complicated than the relationship with my two future nephews," he immediately concluded inwardly.
Back then, after messing around with Wuzhe, he noticed how aloof and cold Wenzhe appeared publicly, which sparked just a little bit of curiosity in him.
As a transmigrator, he was genuinely curious about what someone like this might be hiding behind such an image.
So not long after Team One was formed, he secretly came here to spy—not that, he preferred to call it conducting noble human behavioral observation.
The scene had nearly become a childhood trauma for him.
Can you imagine a twenty-year-old still hugging his older brother while sleeping?
Shen couldn't handle it; honestly speaking, even he himself had never been this clingy with Fugaku his whole life.
Sleeping together? He practically drew his blade on the spot!
Moreover, during that time when he wasn't only looking for pets but also cultivating edible plants, he discovered yet another secret—that beneath Wenzhe's cold exterior, he would frequently act spoiled and cute in front of his older brother.
After discovering this secret, a certain idea started bubbling up in Shen's mind: to see what his good friend Nayou was really like behind others' backs.
In the end though, he gave up—not just because of the risk of losing a friend forever, but mainly because of the countless Byakugan eyes lurking around the Hyuga estate.
Three, five, or seven pairs of Byakugan eyes might be manageable—but dozens and dozens of them?
He admitted that his psychological endurance just wasn't strong enough. Worse yet, if he made even the slightest slip, he'd surely end up on the Konoha headlines again.
That certain schemer, Tenten, constantly looked for chances to smear the Uchiha name. If this got exposed, he would truly be dragged through the mud until there was nothing left.
Sensibly, Shen eventually decided that paying these two brothers an occasional visit might help build up his courage little by little.
Except his bravery didn't really improve at all. In fact, his entire worldview was starting to fall apart into pieces.
Wuzhe and Wenzhe didn't just sleep together—they even showered together, the kind that definitely required heavy pixelation.
Thinking back to it now, Shen instantly regretted why he had dragged these two brothers along to fill in numbers. However, recalling the rest of his clansmen, he felt reassured that besides being slightly suspicious sibling chemistry (yes, the kind that makes you want to call a therapist), these two didn't have any other major flaws.
"Most Uchihas are mentally messed up!"
This was the irrefutable truth he, as the second young master of the Uchiha family, had realized over the past seven years—an even worse truth was that the stronger they were, the crazier they became.
"Shen? What brings you to visit your older brother today?" Wenzhe casually exchanged a few words with Wuzhe before turning around to ask Shen, who sat on the chair.
After all, he needed to maintain his cold and aloof persona in front of outsiders.
Plus, he still thought of this second young master merely as a troublemaker—who could possibly uncover anything significant anyway?
Shen had long seen through the person's act and wasn't falling for it. "Brother Wenzhe, I've been here a while already—it was even the sneaky kind of entrance."
"!!!"
Wenzhe was deeply shocked inside—"Wait, sneaked in? You're saying he has ways I can't detect? Then... what about under normal circumstances?"
His mind suddenly rang with alarm bells, yet outwardly he remained as expressionless as ever. "Oh? Then should big brother send you back now? It's late, and I wouldn't feel at ease letting you go alone."
Now that's bold! Wenzhe actually had the nerve to threaten the Konoha Troublemaker!
Shen immediately responded with a mocking expression, revealing a little secret of the other party: "Brother Wenzhe's sleeping face is quite impressive."
A thunderclap cracked through Todoroki's mind.
He dropped the act and cut straight to it: "Little Shen, you'll keep this secret of mine well, right? Hmm?"
Hearing that nickname again made Shen's stomach churn, but he held it back and replied: "Of course, but then..."
The so-called 'wenwu duo' instantly understood each other—looks like they really had no choice but to head to Sunagakure village after all. They'd end up doing grunt work for nothing too.
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